King recalled a song the Civil War soldiers sang (page 373). Making it seem much more vivid than the simple factual accounts in the history books. Miles recalled when he fought in the Battle of Springfield in January 1863 (page 338) Miss Marion Bissett, later a teacher in high school, presided as Queen of the Ozarks. Games" in her youth (!) to the tune of "King William was King James' son" (page 403). Alice Holland- whom I rememberįor her ability to quote long passages from the Bible from memory-had indulged in "kissing I was somewhat surprised to read (page 319) that Mrs.
There were otherĪrticles dealing with the history of Springfield. Reported all these events and also ran interviews with many old timers. There was a birthday cake three feet in diameter. There were many family reunions, exhibits of old photographs, On Thursday there was a pageant at the Shrine Mosque
Magnificent evening parade on Wednesday with illuminated floats. The year 1929 was the centennial year of the founding of Springfield and June 16. Fortunately the Springfield-Greene County Library has many of these records. Tombstone records, probate records, ftaneral home records, city directories, census Microfilm himself He should check with other sources: birth and death certificates, The reader is strongly urged to CHECK EVERYTHING. (if he has enough patience) might do well to read through such items. Included in this index but nevertheless often reveal family relationships. To Ashtabula, Ohio, to visit her grandmother Violet Vales." Such items were not Thousands of items reporting such comings and goings: "Lucy Belle Smith returned Radio and television people spent much time visiting- usually relatives. Many items which I omitted nevertheless mention family relationships. Under the headline: "To Consolidate." It is easy to overlook such whimsical items. New Assistant" actually means his wife gave birth to a son. Were overlooked because headline writers tend to be cutesy: "Prosecutor Jones Gets Who would think of looking for a birth announcement among the want-ads? Items Numbers particularlyĪre difficult: 2s and 3s look alike 6s and 8s look alike. Microfilm is often blurry and indistinct. Many events-even deaths-were not mentioned in the The newspaper made errors: John Dutton was really John Hutton. Sunday papers are missing from both files: In the microfilm file of the News and sometimes in that of the Leader. The Sunday paper was issued jointly by the News and the Leader. Thursday, July 1 8, 1 929 Saturday, August 2 1, 1 929 Saturday, March 1 6, 1 929 Wednesday, July 3 1, 1 929 Thursday, February 2 1, 1 929 Monday, July 15,1929 The following issues are missing from the microfilm: SPRINGFIELD, GREENE COUNTY, MISSOURI, NEWSPAPERS (Births, Deaths, Marriages, Divorces, etc.)
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Full text of " Items of genealogical interest in the Springfield, Greene County, Missouri newspapers, the Springfield leader and the Springfield daily news for 1929"
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